Since a long time?

[Mher]

Hi. How can I express the meaning of the underlined expression in one word (adverb)?
"It is a long time since you are not a guest in our house, you are a member of our family."

 

[Matthew Wai]

'Long' is an adverb in 'you have long not been a guest in our house'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Tdol]

'Long' is an adverb in 'you have long not been a guest in our house'.

This doesn't work for me.

 

[Tdol]

Hi. How can I express the meaning of the underlined expression in one word (adverb)?
"It is a long time since you are not a guest in our house, you are a member of our family."

You haven't been a guest in our house for ages sounds natural to me. In your version, you are not needs changing to you have been.

 

[Matthew Wai]

This doesn't work for me.

Is it because the adverb 'long' doesn't sound natural here?

 

[tzfujimino]

First, if I am right, I can see a comma splice in the original sentence.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/2/1/34/
Second, I'm not sure what it means. Does it mean something like 'You've been here (in our house) long enough to be part/a member of our family - you're not a guest any more'?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think it means 'You have long been our family member instead of a guest in our house'.

Not a teacher.

 

[bhaisahab]

It's a long time since you were a guest in our house! You are a member of the family.

 

[Matthew Wai]

It is a long time since you are not a guest in our house ...

It's a long time since you were a guest in our house ...

Has bhaisahab distorted the meaning of the original sentence, which contains the word 'not'?

Not a teacher.

 

[Tdol]

I think it means 'You have long been our family member instead of a guest in our house'.

You have long been a family member works, though maybe just been family would work better, but you have long not been a guest doesn't IMO.

 

[Mher]

First, if I am right, I can see a comma splice in the original sentence.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/2/1/34/
Second, I'm not sure what it means. Does it mean something like 'You've been here (in our house) long enough to be part/a member of our family - you're not a guest any more'?

What I mean is that "You are close enough to us to be a member of our family." The question is how I can express the meaning that my attitude (or that friendship) is not new; it is already a long time since I have considered you as such.

 

[Matthew Wai]

You have long been a family member/our close friend.

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You have been like a member of our family for a long time.